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Notebook: Kentucky offer for Harris, Zeigler visit, more

by in Recruiting | September 28th, 2011

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The first of three official visits scheduled for 2012 target Gary Harris takes place this weekend at Purdue. The Boilermakers host Notre Dame in football Saturday night on ESPN which should make for an interesting atmosphere. Harris will spend Friday evening at Noblesville as the Hamilton Southeastern football team looks to move to 6-1.

There’s still been no word on plans for an official visit to Kentucky, but the Wildcats have offered a scholarship according to GoldandBlack.com. After the Purdue visit, Indiana will get Harris next for Hoosier Hysteria on October 15 and then Michigan State will host him on the weekend of November 5. The early signing period begins on Wednesday, November 9.

Crean in Indianapolis

Brian Snow of Scout.com reported that Tom Crean was at North Central for open gym on Wednesday to watch 2014 forward Perry Poindexter. The 6-foot-7 Poindexter has interest from Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and Xavier. Crean was also at Indianapolis Tech on Wednesday watching 2014 commitment Trey Lyles according to Trevor Andershock. Lyles’ high school coach, Jason Delaney, also confirmed Crean’s presence at Tech.

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Indiana Class of 2014 Rankings

by in Recruiting | August 24th, 2011

Joe Eberhardt is a recruiting analyst for Inside the Hall and a high school basketball writer in Indiana. He created IndyHSHoops.com. You can follow him on twitter at @IndyHSHoops.

With the July evaluation period in the books, it’s time for our first crack at ranking the ten best prospects in Indiana’s class of 2014. If you have any questions about the rankings, feel free to address them in the comments.

10. Bryant McIntosh, Greensburg: The 6-foot-2 McIntosh is a reliable decision maker whose biggest strength is his shooting. McIntosh is a smart and unselfish player that distributes the ball efficiently but at the same time looks to score himself. He can get past defenders on the bounce and get to the rim, but also scores using a crafty floater and pull-up jump shot from mid-range. McIntosh is sound defensively, but could look to improve his strength and quickness to help him as a man-to-man defender.

9. Jeremie Tyler, Indianapolis Tech: One of the best long-range shooters in the class, Tyler has a quick release on his jump shot and can fill it up from deep when he gets on a roll. The 6-foot-1 combo guard also looks to break down the defense off the bounce by getting past his man and finding teammates for open looks on the perimeter. He buys in on the defensive side of the ball and also possesses good quickness which makes him a threat to defend either guard spot reliably. One area Tyler could look to improve on is looking to score more often off the dribble.

8. P.J. Thompson, Brebeuf Jesuit: Thompson is a heady point guard who makes good decisions and knows how to run a team. At 5-foot-8 he is undersized, but has a nice burst of quickness and is a solid ball handler. One of his biggest strengths is the ability to penetrate and dish the ball off to teammates for open looks. Thompson is also a capable 3-point shooter and can make the defense pay if they fail to check him on the perimeter. Besides improving his strength, Thompson’s biggest area for improvement is expanding his ability to score off the bounce.

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Video: Jaquan Lyle at GRBA National Championships

by in Video | August 12th, 2011

Evansville Bosse sophomore Jaquan Lyle closed the July evaluation period last month running with Spiece at the Gym Rats Basketball Association National Championship in Ft. Wayne. Lyle played with a Spiece 15-and-under team on Friday and jumped up to the 17-and-under division for Saturday and Sunday. The 6-foot-4, 187-pound guard is the No. 11 prospect nationally in the 2014 class according to ESPN.com.

Inside the Hall was in attendance at the GRBA National Championships and we’ve compiled over two minutes of Lyle video which is available in the embedded media player below. (Note: You can expand the video to full screen by using the arrows in the bottom right hand corner of the player.)

Related:

- Q & A: Jaquan Lyle talks improvement, Indiana and his hair (August 4, 2011)
- Video: Jaquan Lyle Highlights at Best of the Midwest (July 21, 2011)
- Lyle talks about move to Spiece, updates recruitment (July 8, 2011)
- Spring Scouting: Jaquan Lyle (May 25, 2011)

Q & A: Jaquan Lyle talks improvement, Indiana and his hair

by in Recruiting | August 4th, 2011

Jaquan Lyle’s play last season at Evansville Bosse and with the Eric Gordon All-Stars this spring helped solidify a top 15 national ranking in the 2014 class by ESPN.com and offers from Indiana, Illinois, Purdue and Xavier.

The 6-foot-4, 187-pound guard recently made the switch to Spiece prior to the July evaluation period. Inside the Hall caught up with Lyle at the GRBA National Championships for a Q & A:

Playing with the Spiece Indy Heat 16′s the last couple of tournaments, how has that been? What’s your relationship with James Blackmon Jr. and how’s that growing?

“Me and Blackmon, our relationship is good. We’re starting to get a real relationship like brothers. I’ve been at his house the past two weeks ever since the Best of the Midwest. We’ved bonded real good.”

What are you doing specifically to work on your game this summer? Obviously a game like you just played, winning by 40 points, you’re not really getting the high level of competition.

“Games like this I just try my best to find my teammates. Because in the clutch games, they’re going have to look up to me to step up, take that role and do scoring. So I try find them as much as I can during these type of 40-point blowouts. To work on my game, shooting the shots I need to shoot, passing the ball, handling it a lot better, that’s basically it.”

Do you notice any coaches here watching you today at all or do you try not to pay attention to that?

“Yeah, I noticed them today. It was (Tom) Izzo, (Tom) Crean, a Purdue assistant. I notice them at these type of games. It’s a 40-point blowout. You’re focused on the game, but you’re not really focused on the game like it’s a close one.”

Most important question of the day, what happened to the hair?

“Oh, man. Me and James made a bet. We played downstairs in the basement because he has a court in house. So we played downstairs in his basement and he said if he beat me, I had to get it cut off. He beat me by two, so I had to get it cut off.”

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Video: Jaquan Lyle Highlights at Best of the Midwest

by in Video | July 21st, 2011

Evansville Bosse sophomore Jaquan Lyle made the switch from the Eric Gordon All-Stars to Spiece Indy Heat prior to the July evaluation period and the 2014 guard admitted the adjustment was rough after his first game at the adidas Invitational. But the adjustment period appeared to be over when Lyle, the No. 10 prospect nationally in the 2014 class by ESPN.com, exploded for 42 points in a game at the Best of the Midwest in Indianapolis last week.

Inside the Hall was in attendance at the Best of the Midwest and we’ve compiled over two minutes of Lyle video which is available in the embedded media player below. (Note: You can expand the video to full screen by using the arrows in the bottom right hand corner of the player.)

Lyle talks about move to Spiece, updates recruitment

by in Recruiting | July 8th, 2011

2014 Evansville Bosse wing Jaquan Lyle played the spring AAU schedule with the Eric Gordon 15-and-under team, but made the move to Spiece Indy Heat 16-and-under for the summer.

The 6-foot-4, 187-pound Lyle holds offers from Indiana, Illinois, Purdue and Xavier.

Inside the Hall caught up with ESPN.com’s No. 10 player nationally in the 2014 class after a pool play game at the adidas Invitational on Wednesday for a Q & A:

On his debut with Spiece Indy Heat:

“The first game was pretty rough. I don’t think I scored. I wasn’t really looking for my shot. I was finding my players, rebounding the ball and playing D. It was good overall.”

On why he moved from Eric Gordon to Spiece:

“I felt like it was needed for me to get better as a player because playing 15-and-under, I just killed. I just wanted to move up and get some competition.”

On recent developments in his recruitment and Indiana’s recruitment of him:

“Michigan State is showing the most interest right now and Ohio State. West Virginia said they’ll watch me a lot this weekend. Indiana is still recruiting me real hard.”

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